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Apttus vs Salesloft

Apttus logo

Apttus

Customer Success

Quote-to-Cash Platform

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Salesloft logo

Salesloft

Sales Enablement

The Modern Revenue Workspace

From
$75/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Apttus conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements; Salesloft the Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.
  • They diverge on capability: Apttus covers CPQ, Salesloft covers Cadences.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Apttus and Salesloft actually diverge.

Attributes where Apttus and Salesloft differ
AttributeApttusSalesloft
Starting price$100/month$75/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryCustomer SuccessSales Enablement
Founded20062011

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Apttus

  • CPQ
  • Contract management
  • Pricing optimization
  • Revenue recognition
  • AI recommendations
  • SAP
  • Oracle

Only in Salesloft

  • Cadences
  • Email tracking
  • Dialer
  • Deals management
  • Conversation intelligence
  • HubSpot
  • LinkedIn
  • Zoom

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Apttus

  • Customer Successnot Salesloft
  • Quote To Cashnot Salesloft
  • Enterprise Cpqnot Salesloft

Salesloft

  • Prospectingnot Apttus
  • Deal managementnot Apttus
  • Sales coachingnot Apttus
  • Revenue forecastingnot Apttus

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Apttus

  • Conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements

Salesloft

  • The Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.

Pricing, plan by plan

Apttus

$100/month
  • Professional$100/month
    • CPQ
    • Contract management
    • Pricing engine
  • Enterprise$200/month
    • AI pricing
    • Advanced workflows
    • Custom integrations

Salesloft

$75/month
  • Essentials$75/month
    • Cadences
    • Email tracking
    • Dialer
  • Advanced$125/month
    • All Essentials features
    • Deals
    • Conversations
  • PremierFree
    • All Advanced features
    • Forecasting
    • Pipeline analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Apttus if

  • You need cpq.
  • You also want contract management.

Choose Salesloft if

  • You need cadences.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want email tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Apttus or Salesloft better?
Neither clearly leads. Apttus starts at $100/month and Salesloft at $75/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Apttus or Salesloft?
Apttus starts at $100/month and Salesloft at $75/month.
Does Apttus or Salesloft run on more platforms?
Apttus runs on Web. Salesloft runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Apttus best used for?
Apttus is most often used for customer success, quote to cash, enterprise cpq. Of those, customer success and quote to cash are not what Salesloft is typically brought in for.
What can Apttus do that Salesloft cannot?
Apttus covers CPQ, Contract management, Pricing optimization, Revenue recognition. Salesloft covers Cadences, Email tracking, Dialer, Deals management. Both handle Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Web support.

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